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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb dik-teyt, dik-teyt; noun dik-teyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; noun ˈdɪk teɪt |
Definition of dictate
Origin :- 1590s, "to practice dictation, say aloud for another to write down," from Latin dictatus, past participle of dictare "say often, prescribe," frequentative of dicere "tell, say" (see diction). Sense of "to command" is 1620s. Related: Dictated; dictates; dictating.
- noun command; rule
- verb command; give instructions
- verb read out for the record
- And I cannot tell what turn my mind had taken to dictate so oddly to my pen.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The cot was placed on the floor, and he continued to dictate from it.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- I do not presume to dictate to you your friendships or your dislikes.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- I've got such an awful lot of stuff that I want to dictate it right off the bat.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The head must dictate and govern my actions, all else submitting.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various
- It seems, for the time, to inherit all that has yet existed and to dictate to the unborn.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- But when the teacher dictates to you, does he not dictate letters?
- Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato
- But scant though his wisdom might be, it was yet enough to dictate prudence.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- Is your master not the person to dictate the answer to these queries?
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- I'll give you my oath, as solemnly as you can dictate it to me, not to conceal one word.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for dictate
- behest
- bid
- bidding
- bulldoze
- call the play
- call the shots
- call the tune
- charge
- code
- compose
- control
- decree
- deliver
- dictum
- direct
- direction
- draft correspondence
- edict
- emit
- enjoin
- fiat
- formulate
- give account
- give forth
- govern
- guide
- impose
- injunction
- instruct
- interview
- law
- lay down
- lay down the law
- lead
- manage
- mandate
- orate
- ordain
- order
- ordinance
- precept
- prepare draft
- prescribe
- principle
- pronounce
- put foot down
- read the riot act
- regiment
- requirement
- rule
- say
- set
- speak
- statute
- take the reins
- talk
- transmit
- ultimatum
- utter
- verbalize
- walk heavy
- word
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